Storm-window hinge.



B. H. PHILLI'PPS. STORM WINDOW HINGE. APPLIOATION FILED R0v.9,1909.

Patented Oct. 3, 1911.

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BENJAMIN H. PHILLIPPS, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO PEARL W. MERRILL, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

STORM-WINDOW HINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1911.

Application filed November 9, 1909. Serial No. 527,083.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN H. PHIL- LIrrs, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Storm-VVindow Hinges, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to storm or outside windows which are applied to buildings during the winter season to cover the open ing of the window casing, and form an air space outside the ordinary sash of the win dow.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide means for readily securing an outside window in place in such manner that it may be applied and removed with the minimum expenditure of time and labor.

Another object of the invention is to provide attachments for this purpose which are sufliciently flexible or will yield, to avoid liability of their becoming broken due to warping or swelling of the wood work.

Another object is to provide attachments for this purpose which will permit the outside or storm window to be readily swung outwardly at its lower end to permit ventilation.

To these ends the invention consists in the construction and combination of parts substantially as hereinafter described and claimed.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 rep resents a perspective view of a window casing and an outside window sash connected in accordance with my invention, the casing and sa sh being viewed from the exterior of the building. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section through the window and casing shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4t are respectively side and front elevations of the attachments at the top of the window. Fig. 5 represents a section on line 5, 5, of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 represents a section on line 6, 6, of

Fig. 2.

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

In the drawings, 12 represents a window casing, which may be of ordinary construction, and has an outside stop head 13, a parting bead 14c and an inside stop head 15, these being the ordinary provisions for guiding the upper and lower sashes of a window, the upper sash runnlng between the outer head 13 and the parting bead lat, while the lower sash runs between the parting bead 1 1 and the inner head 15.

16 represents an outside or storm window sash adapted to cover the sash opening in the casing 12, and overlap the edges of said opening, portions of the inner side of the sash resting against the outer face of the casing, which outer face includes the outer sides of the outer stop beads 13.

In carrying out my invention 1 have provided certain improved devices for connecting the sash with the casing, said devices being next described.

For securing the upper end of the outside or storm window sash to the building, I provide a pair of hooks, each comprising a base 17 and an offset and upwardly proecting tongue 18, these being attached to the casing 12, above the opening therein, by means of any suitable fastening device such as screws passed through holes in the base 17. Each of these tongue members is preferably made of sheetmetal of a sufliciently resilient nature to permit them to yield under an unusual pulling strain.

Secured to the top of the sash 16, in alinement with the tongue 18, are apertured members each comprising a base 20 which may be suitably secured to the top of the sash as by screws, and an integral arm 19 having an eye or slot 21 adapted to fit over a tongue 18. These sash attachments 19, 20, are also preferably made of sheet metal having a sufliciently resilient quality to enable them to yield somewhat to avoid breaking, in case there should be a material warping or swelling of the sash 16.

To the lower portion of the vertical side bars of the sash 16 are attached fastening members adapted to engage the inner side of the outer stop head 13. Each of these members is shown as comprising a button 22 consisting ofa U-shaped strip of sheet metal, apertured to receive a pin 23, the outer end of said pin being screw-threaded and provided with a wing-nut 24, the tip 25 of said strip being adapted to bear against the inner side of the stop head 13. The pin 23 may be formed as a screw at its inner end to adapt it to be driven directly into the wood or frame, as indicated in Fig. 5, or it may be a pin rising from a base 26 as indicated in Fig. 6, said base being adapted to be attached to the sash frame 16 by suitable 19 serving as hinges. When the outer sash is swung outward slightly it may be easily lifted off from the tongues 18. If swung outwardly to a limited extent, any suitable means may be provided for holding it in an inclined position to secure ventilation. The buttons themselves will serve this purpose by turning them horizontally after having swung the lower end of the sash outwardly, so that the tips 25 of the buttons will rest against the outer faces of the beads 13. This will provide for a limited amountof ven-: The usual screen guide is indi-E tilation. cated at 27.

In order to prevent the outer sash or storm window from becoming accidentally,

dislodged especially when it is propped in a slightly outwardly swung position, a suitable limiting stop is employed. In Fig. 2 I have shown such a stop as consisting of a screw-eye 29 projecting from the upper rail of the outer sash in position to engage the under surface of the top of the window casing.

By referring to Figs..2 and 8, it will be seen that the tongues 18 have portions which extend substantially vertically upward above the shoulders which are engaged by the apertures of the arms 19, and said arms 19 extend from the point of engagement outward over the top of the outside sash. Therefore, if the sill of the casing is of such height that when the bottom of the outside sash is pulled inward there is some lifting of the said sash, the apertured arms 19 can slide somewhat upward along the portions of the tongues which are in a vertical plane and parallel with the plane of the bases 17 of said tongues, so that the outside sash will still be held firmly against the casing without liability of rattling.

Owing to the fact that the outside sash is connected to the window casing at both upper and lower ends by fasteners which will permit the outside sash to yield toward and from the window casing, said outside sash is held yieldingly so that it will be held snugly against the casing, without rattling, whether the woodwork is swollen or shrunk during changes of weather conditions.

Owing to the fact that each member which is secured to the top of the sash has its arm 19 considerably elongated so that its eye or slot 21 is spaced well above the top of the storm-window sash, the attachments can be utilized in connection with such sashes whether they are placed entirely outside of the window casing, or fit within such casing. In the latter case, the outer face of the storm window sash, when secured in place, is usualy flush with the outer face of the window casing. By having the elongated arms 19, in connection with the sheet metal character of the attachment, a simple bending or flattening out of the arms 19 will convert the attachment into a form to use where the storm window sash is to fit inside the window opening. In either utility, the resilience of the arms 19 still impart the advantageous function of allowing for swelling or shrinkage so as to hold the sash snugly under all circumstances, and without rattling.

It will now be understood that I have not only provided attachments which can be produced at a minimum of cost, but they will also possess sufficient flexibility to avoid risk of breakage in case the storm window sash warps and swells. For this reason they are a distinct improvement over cast metal hinges or fasteners for such purposes.

I claim:

A fastener for outside sashes or storm windows, comprising a pair of separable members both of which are of resilient sheet metal, one member having a flat attaching base 17 and an offset tongue 18 in a plane substantially parallel with the base, the other member having a flat attaching base 20 and an elongated arm 19 inclined rearvardly from said base 20, the tip of the said arm having a laterally elongated slot 21 to engage the tongue 18, the stated plane and inclination of the tongue 18 and arm 19 permitting either member to yield under strain, and the length of the arm 19 enabling the attachment to be employed for a sash fitting outside or inside the window casing.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN H. PHILLIPPS. lVitnesses:

A. M. HARRISON, P. W. PEZZETTI.

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